Press Agents Lose Ground on War Taxes Push for Federal Sales Tax
Our Daily Bread argues against relying on income taxes and advocates immediate enactment of a federal sales tax to balance civilian budgets during wartime. It cites criticism of press relations at Mitchel Field and quotes Boeing treasurer H. E. Bowman warning of revenue loss if excess profits taxes pass, urging swift action.
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New Jersey
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Boeing Company
Seattle
Wash
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Ower House
Navy Seizes Bayonne Cable Plant Over Strikes
Federal seizure under martial authority takes control of the Bayonne Gen Cable plant after about 1,000 strikers walk out. Admiral Bowen says interference with plant operation is a federal offense while workers pledge to return under prior conditions.
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Gen- Cable Corporation
United States
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Ihe Ware
Roosevelt
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Bureau of Engineering
Federal Shipng and Dry Dock Company
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Jaggar
Armed Forces
War Labor Board
Officers Face Federal Charge in Civil Rights Case
Washington August 14 Attorney General Biddle announced federal court action against Beaumont police officers for mistreatment of Private Charles J. RCO on July 24 after he refused a bus seat for white passengers. Officers Brown and Brown face federal misdemeanor charges. penalties include up to one year in prison or a $1,000 fine.
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Biddle
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Iddle
War Department
Grand Jury
Americans welcome Britain's stance on India self-determination
Americans regret the crisis in Britain's dealings with India. Devoted to universal democracy and the right of all peoples to govern themselves, we are pledged to the theory of self-determination by the issues we are fighting for. Continued on page forward.
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Britain
India
Thomas Jobe Leaves The Star for Navy Training
Thomas C. Jobe aged 20, longtime employee at The Star, enlisted in the U S Navy as an apprentice seaman at Little Rock. He will attend Teletype signaling school in San Diego after initial training, having previously worked in The Star’s composing and teletypesetting departments. His credentials include Teletype and TeleType setter equipment experience.
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the Star
U.S. Naval Reserve
Little Rock
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Jobe
7. C. Jobe
Sarah Jobe
West Ayvonue
D. Thomas
Hope High School
Star
Pum
India Turns to Boycott in Fight for Freedom
Coverage reports a quiet but tense turn to noncooperation by the All India Congress as strikes and boycotts spread from Bombay mills to markets in rice and wheat. Violence flared in Madras with four killed at a railway attack while New Delhi and Bombay remained vigilant under armed security forces and sporadic clashes persisted across the subcontinent.
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India
Aus i
All - India Congress
Bombay
Mohandas XK
Gandhi
Congress
Madras
The
Bombay Chronicle
New Delhi
Many Dutch Face Slaughter Threats From Nazis Across Europe
Nazi broadcasts threaten mass executions of hostages in the Netherlands if saboteurs do not surrender by midnight. Reports say 1,600 hostages were held with casualties from wrecks and arrests linked to attacks on a Nazi radio station. Dispatches note killings in Greece and Yugoslavia, and Norway and Oslo events tied to royal birthday imagery.
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Stockholm
Friedrich Crrisliansen
Butey
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France
Yugoslavia
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Germany
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Arested
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Ravnik
Italy
David Tlano
United States
Salonika
Oslo
Norway
Maakon
Vidkun Quisling
Reds Hold at Stalingrad Northwest But Admit Nazi Advance
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army resisting German advances toward Stalingrad and claiming success northwest of Moscow. Soviet bulletins note 100+ tanks, 35 armored cars, 350 trucks knocked out, with heavy losses for Germans amid counterattacks near Lake Ilmen and Volkhov. In the Caucasus, Nazis push toward Grozny and Novorossisk, with German force 140 miles from Grozny and 65 miles from the Black Sea coast, as Soviet defenders fall back to new lines.
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East Anglia
Germany
Gust Anglian
Close Hearings on Tax Bill
The Senate Finance Committee wrapped public hearings on the revenue bill and will pause 10 days before revisions behind closed doors. Chairman George said treasury and committee staff would craft proposals for consideration and hopes to bring the bill to the Senate floor in September. Daniel Driesen, for CLO maritime radio operators union, opposed the manufacturers proposed sales tax and payroll withholding levy, arguing it would reduce workers' take-home pay.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
George
D-Ga
Treasury
Committee
Senate
Daniel Driesen
CLO Maritime Radio Operators Union
Wie American Communication Association
National Association of Manufacturers
Naim
Robison Elected President of Hope Chamber of Commerce
George W. Robison was elected president of the Hope Chamber of Commerce at a Hotel Barlow meeting. For the coming year starting August 1, Guy E. Basye was named first vice president, Henry Haynes second vice president, and R. P F. Bowen secretary. The group postponed the annual meeting due to the war situation and Bowen was to mail the chamber’s annual report to every member.
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George W. Robison
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Barlow
Guy E. Basye
Henry Haynes
R. P F. Bowen
Bowen
Champers
First Open Boll Cotton Reported Near Hope
The first open boll of the season was brought in this morning by Grant Hill, a Black farmer on the Johnny Kent place south of Hope. The item marks the season's initial cotton yield report in Diane.
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Hope
Flashes of Life and Local Incidents Notebook
In Philadelphia a man staying in the Oliver dudsons’ summer home cooked oats for days then pawned a clock to fund meals before police arrived during a radio vigil. In Forest Grove Oregon Fred Bene tel woke to an auto fire and saved four fires. In Denver Patrolman George Farrar defends his police car tire incident and a civil service case is dismissed due to a crowded street.
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Oliver Dudsons
Ocean
Wiliam J. Bell
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Americans Blast 3 Axis Cruisers Near Pyros Harbor
American B-24 crews from the 98th Bombardment Group bombed three Italian cruisers moored in Pyros harbor, with one hit inflicting long term damage, another set ablaze, and a third damaged. a fourth cruiser escaped. The operation, undertaken from a secret Middle East airfield, faced no fighter opposition and returned under moonless skies. In London, the British admiralty announced the loss of the cruiser Manchester in Mediterranean actions, with Axis losses including a submarine sunk and further fleet engagements near Malta.
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Urges Freezing of Farm Prices and Wages
Price Administrator Leon Henderson said farm prices and wages must be stabilized, though rigid wage freezes may not occur. He argued against full deregulation of military items, noting inflation risks and the war effort consumes about 30 to 38 cents of every dollar, rising to 50 to 55 cents as the program slows.
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OPA
United States
FDR Reaffirms Atlantic Charter On Its First Anniversary
President Roosevelt reaffirmed the Atlantic Charter’s eight principles on the charter’s first anniversary. He and Winston Churchill signed it at sea a year ago and said victory will unite nations in a just peace. The charter calls for no territorial gains, free self government, equal trade access, economic collaboration, and disarmament. The United Nations have since embraced its aims as a basis for lasting peace. London commentary offered no reaction to the anniversary.
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Income Tax Returns Rise Sharply in Arkansas in 1942
The Bureau of Internal Revenue reports Arkansas sees a 266.7 percent jump in individual income taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30 1942 while corporation taxes rise 856 percent. Total taxes including employment and miscellaneous soar 129.5 percent to 29 million. Individual taxes reach 12.2 million and corporate taxes 6.18 million. The Canadian army peacetime strength is listed at 4 590 men.
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Arkansans
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Arkansas
Ships Bringing Aid Caught Off New Guinea
Allied air and sea actions near New Guinea and the Solomons report multiple attacks on Japanese shipping and positions. Allied forces claimed several enemy vessels damaged or sunk while pilots faced bad weather and limited visibility during ongoing operations. Unofficial reports mention Marines advancing inland on three islands as part of the Solomons campaign.
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Magnolia Judge Dies After Sudden Illness
Magnolia August 14 Chancellor Walker Smith 94 died at a Magnolia hospital after heart failure. He presided over the seventh chancery district since 1983 and previously represented Miller LaPayette and Columbia counties in the state Senate. Survived by his widow, he was the region’s senior jurist to die in recent weeks following Circuit Judge L Britt of El Dorado.
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Seventh Chancery District
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Smith
South Arkansas
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el Dorado
Arkansas House Speakership Seekers Welcome Four Candidates
Aug. Littock of Pine Bluff announced yesterday his bid for speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Other declared candidates are Rep. R. W. Griffith of Pulaski County, Rep. James R. Campbell of Garland County, and Rep. Lee Baker of Chicot County.
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Ae House of Representatives
Pine Bluff
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Bob) Griffith
Pulaski County
James R. Campbell
Garland County
Lee Baker
Chicot County
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